We made Doc Ock look real — here’s how
Humans interact with each other every day, and as such, are able to recognize a wide range of complex facial expressions. We constantly analyse...
Telltale lead writer slings to Spider-Man studio Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games is one of the developers scooping up talent from the dissolution of The Walking Dead studio Telltale Games. Former Telltale lead writer...
Why Insomniac is making its fourth virtual reality game
The contemporary version of virtual reality has only been around for a few years, but Mike Daly is one of its veterans. As a...
Nate Mitchell interview — How Oculus is staying the course in greenlighting VR games
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in 2016 that the social network had invested $250 million in virtual reality apps and games for the Oculus Rift...
Marvel’s Spider-Man webs up God of War by selling 3.3 million copies in 3 days
This topples God of War, another PS4 exclusive, to claim the record for best three day debut a Sony first-party game. That action game came out earlier this year, on April 20.
Marvel’s Spider-Man review — Spidey’s best game yet
Spider-Man has had a place in gaming since the Atari days, with the web-slinger starring in dozens of titles ranging from classics to, well,...
Spider-Man’s New York makes webslinging even better
Though it’s a ton of fun to leap through the air and web baddies, the thing I love most about Spider-Man is New York City....
Mark Cerny and Amy Hennig: A fireside chat with master game makers
Amy Hennig and Mark Cerny are both 53 years old, and they attended the University of California at Berkeley at the same time. And...
Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny: from Icarus moment to managing 3,000 devs
Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny deserve a lot of the credit for why Sony’s PlayStation 4 is sitting at the top of the console...
Spider-Man hands-on — It’s the webhead game you’ve always wanted
When the bizarre (but entertaining) PlayStation media briefing ended the night before the opening of the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles,...